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Strained Relations

Item Number:

INT UFN07DVD

Price:

$49.95

Format:

DVD

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Length:

30 min.

Copyright:

2004

Closed Caption:

Yes

Producer:

Intelecom

Grade Level:

9 - College

Summary:

Symbiotic relationship between the colonies and the British government in the 1750s. French and Indian War alters British holdings in North America, spawns questions related to cost of colonial defense and administration. Proclamation of 1763 attempts to control westward migration. Colonists upset by Revenue Acts; boycott of British goods. Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, and Intolerable Acts stiffens resolve of some colonists to resist British control. British attempts to appease colonists yet regain authority. First shots fired at Lexington and Concord.